Epicor(R) Announces Epicor XL Connect
January 04 2010 - 9:00AM
Marketwired
Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of
enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and
divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced the release of
Epicor XL Connect, the company's latest business reporting and
analytics solution that provides real-time, secured access to
essential business data from Microsoft Office Excel. Epicor XL
Connect is a simple yet powerful tool that makes it easy for
end-users to create and refresh business reports and analyses in
Excel to get the answers they need without the usual challenges of
gathering and formatting source data.
Epicor XL Connect -- the latest Epicor Extend solution -- allows
users to interact with live data via a spreadsheet. Featuring a
live link to business data, a user's view is always current and
always accurate. Excel users will really benefit from Epicor XL
Connect's built-in functions and drag-and-drop analysis sets that
already understand the underlying data. Immediate integration to
business data allows users to create reports faster and easier,
plus multi-dimensional drill-down functions help them explore the
detailed data with just a few clicks without leaving Excel. With
Epicor XL Connect, users can even leverage existing spreadsheets,
but without the hassle of copy-and-paste or SQL queries.
"We all know the flexibility and utility of Excel," said Scott
Hays, director of product marketing for Epicor. "Epicor XL Connect
combines the power of real-time business data with Excel functions
to deliver live, purpose-built reports and analyses that will
quickly become an irreplaceable business tool."
Epicor XL Connect is simple, yet powerful. Static, one-use
reports or multiple versions of the same report are expensive to
create and have temporary value. With Epicor XL Connect, users can
refresh reports on their own, consolidate data from multiple
databases, and maintain full control over the formatting and layout
of the information.
"Epicor XL Connect gives users the ability to interact with
business data through Microsoft Office," said Gray Knowlton, Group
Product Manager for Microsoft Office. "Using Microsoft technology,
Epicor XL Connect will empower information workers to work smarter
and faster with access to live data, plus the ability to run
numbers and make adjustments without leaving Excel."
"We recently saw a live demonstration of Epicor XL Connect and
we are eager to deploy the solution," said Mandy Chan, Vice
President of Financial Systems at Ion Media. "We like that Epicor
XL Connect can dynamically link to our ERP data and pull it
directly into Excel. Often we have to stitch together spreadsheets
with various data elements. Epicor XL Connect is going to reduce
time and effort for the users to get exactly what they need in
exactly the right format to make quicker and better decisions."
Epicor XL Connect is an affordable solution that requires
minimal training if users are already familiar with Excel. Epicor
customers can install, train, and begin building reports in a few
hours. Since Epicor XL Connect can leverage existing spreadsheets
and complements other reporting tools, there is no cost or need to
buy new hardware.
"It's all about delivering data where decision makers need it
most," said Hays. "I've seen lots of products that surface ERP data
in Excel and nothing comes close to this for speed and
day-in/day-out usability by accounting staff, line-level managers,
and any executive that can enter a formula in Excel."
Epicor XL Connect Availability
Keeping with Epicor's "protect, extend, and converge" commitment
to customers that enables them to leverage the latest technology
with their current Epicor solutions, Epicor XL Connect is available
now to Epicor Enterprise customers. For more information on Epicor
XL Connect e-mail info@epicor.com.
Award-Winning Epicor Enterprise Suite
Epicor Enterprise is an award-winning comprehensive end-to-end
suite of proven industry-specific solutions for the global
midmarket enterprise. From customer relationship management (CRM)
to financial and supply chain management (SCM), Epicor Enterprise
software provides adaptable and agile solutions for real-time
enterprises, helping them address their important business
challenges today, and in the future.
About Epicor Software Corporation
Epicor Software is a global leader delivering business software
solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality
and services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150
countries, Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning
(ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain
management (SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that
enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve
profitability. Founded in 1984, Epicor celebrates 25 years of
technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide
the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build
competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of
services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid
return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether
operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The
Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California
with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information,
visit www.epicor.com.
Epicor is a registered trademark of Epicor Software Corporation.
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owners. The product and service offerings depicted in this document
are produced by Epicor Software Corporation.
Contact: Lisa Preuss Epicor Software Corporation 949/585-4235
lpreuss@epicor.com
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